Kentville Marlins continue steady improvement, good showing at meets

Isaac Payne of the Kentville Marlins had a pair of second-place swims, in the 100-metre breaststroke and 100-metre butterfly, and was fourth in 200 free at a July 19 meet in Windsor. - John DeCoste, www.kingscountynews.ca

In Bridgewater, there were 10 top-10 swims en route to eighth place overall with 97 points.

Graves was fifth in 100 back and sixth in 400 free, in addition to an 11th-place finish in 50 ’fly. Zaw was third in 100 IM, the top finish by a Kentville swimmer, and eleventh in 50 ’fly.

Jordan Keddy, 10, was eighth in 25 ’fly and tenth in 100 IM. Katelyn Neary was seventh in 25 ’fly and 14th in 50 back. Haley Cross was ninth in 50 breast and 14th in 200 IM, and Ethan Payne, 17, was 13th in 100 free.

Among the participation swimmers, Emma Reeves, 11, was seventh in 50 free, 10th in 100 IM and 13th in 25 ’fly. Luc VanFeggelen, 9, was fifth in 25 back, and Drew Hockley was 15th in 25 back.